Avoiding pitfalls in anterior screw fixation for type II odontoid fractures.

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Published in Neurosurg Focus on October 01, 2011

Authors

Marcus D Mazur1, Michael L Mumert, Erica F Bisson, Meic H Schmidt

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neurosciences Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA.

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